“It appears that the assassins had been keeping a watch on the family for sometime,” said a Howrah police officer. He had withdrawn Rs 1 lakh in cash from a bank and half the money, along with jewellery and a television set, is missing. Her husband, who was sleeping beside her, had opened the door when the youths barged in, held him and pulled him to the other room. Looking for Jalil, the physiotherapist found him lying dead on the floor of the washroom with his hands behind his head. “It appears that the assassins had been keeping a watch on the family for sometime,” said a Howrah police officer.

Source: The Telegraph June 29, 2019 19:06 UTC